"I am moving from australia to ohio and since it is a differentvoltage(australia is 240)I was wondering if you would know if we would be able to bring any electrical appliances with us? I know we could use a electrical generator but is there another way, like some kind of adaptorwe could use?"

Well, you could use a transformer to step up regular 120V power from any outlet in the house provided its for "small appliances" BUT the Frequency could be a problem especially with Motorized items.. You ALSO could have new 240V circuits added for your appliances as 240V is a common voltage in residences, used for the larger items sych as stoves, dryers, A/C units and the like...

Usually modern kitchen equipment like washing machines and dishwashers are not compatible to 60 Hz frequency. You better sell it and buy new equipmemt. The shaded pole motors for fans or pumps in such equipment are very sensitive to wrong frequency. Voltage is no problem, as long you are able to plug it into 240V outlets.

The shaded pole motors for fans or pumps in such equipment are very sensitive to wrong frequency.

I have yet to see any examples of that; the motor will merely run slightly faster which is not signifigant except for mechanical clocks, timeswitches and some turntables & tape decks. Most electronic clocks can be modified for 60Hz operation. If you look up the data for the IC used, there's usually a pin that gets tied high or low to select 50 or 60Hz operation. Clocks that are crystal controlled are not affected.I've seen 220V 60Hz fridge compressors here that have worked for years without ill effects. If anything, going up to 60Hz for a 50Hz motor would probably stress it less than going the other way. Brush motors of course, don't care about frequency...even DC is suitable.I would simply wire the required appliances across the two phases to obtain the 240V.

Other small appliances:Hairdryers, etc etcreplace them with local equivilants. Easier and safer option.

I would recomend the same for anyone moving from US/Can to EU/Aus too.

For anyone considering moving within the EU or Aus/NZ and much of the rest of the world which uses 220-230V 50Hz.Bring everything it'll more than likely work fine with a simple change of plug.

TVs : in general not a problem as most people watch via a set top box anyway. It's increasingly rare to watch direct off air. Set to RGB, plug in a scart cable.. and off ya go! Worst case scenario, buy a local VCR and it'll tune the channels for you and feed them in over scart or other RGB cables.

Not so here...most homes have an outdoor aerial and use it. Because of the way the population density is in Australia, cable television exists only in parts of the capital cities and a couple of large country towns. Satellite pay television also exists but does not carry the free to air channels. Unless you are in a cabled area and are paying a minimum of about $40 a month, your free to air channels come from a VHF and/or UHF aerial. I believe it's similar in NZ.As a piece of triviality, I have modified US television sets to work here; monochrome sets are not too difficult, but if you want an NTSC set to display colour it's more involved. I did do it once...didn't bother with the delay line so it effectiveley became PAL-S.